Senior Auditor

6 months ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Audit Wales Full time

**About the role**

Audit Wales is looking to recruit at least two Senior Auditors to join our Performance Audit team, that covers National Studies, Health and Local Government sectors.

We're here to make a difference, and we have opportunities for you to further your career in an organisation uniquely placed to influence improvements throughout the public sector. We are looking for a highly motivated people with good critical thinking and strong writing skills to be part of our team delivering national and local performance audit work that drives improvement in the quality of public services used by those living in Wales. This is a job where you can really make a difference.

You don’t have to have an audit background as this is not a financial audit or accountancy role. In fact, we recruit people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

We are looking for someone with a curious mind and the ability to analyse a range of different information to assess performance. This role is all about understanding how services and corporate arrangements work and how they could be improved.

**Working with the Performance Audit Team**

This role is based within our Performance Audit Group where you will be assigned to a specific small team of well-motivated and like-minded people. The teams can be small comprising an audit manager, performance audit lead and senior auditors, so team working skills are important.

A typical day will see you delivering a range of audit activities under instruction from either the audit manager or performance audit lead; this could include planning for an audit project with colleagues, undertaking fieldwork either reading/analysing documents, interviewing, running focus groups, analysing data or writing a report. We are a highly flexible organisation, so you may be working from one of our 3 offices, working from home or out at an audited body. You will be part of a small team delivering work that makes a real impact and difference in public services in Wales.

You will receive excellent training and support to develop your potential, working with experienced professionals who will support you every step of the way as your career develops. In addition, Audit Wales has excellent connections with other audit offices including, England, Scotland and even Canada, Australia and New Zealand which may also offer opportunities for further networking and learning and development.

**Who are Audit Wales**

Audit Wales is the independent public sector audit body within Wales. We hold a unique position within the Welsh public sector, where our role is to:

- **Assure** the people of Wales that public money is being managed well through our annual audit of public sector accounts.
- **Explain** how public money is being used and how it meets people’s needs through our Value for Money studies.
- **Inspire** and empower those with whom we work to continuously improve by sharing initiatives and best practice.

**Working for us**

Audit Wales is a dynamic and friendly place to work, with an incredibly supportive culture. We’re passionate about working with the Welsh public sector and making a difference to local communities.

**We’re Flexible** - We work Smarter; providing choices of how, when and where individuals and teams deliver their work - we trust you in making the right choice to deliver the task in hand while supporting you in your individual circumstances, be that caring responsibilities or managing disabilities.

**We’ve got Excellent Terms** - We genuinely care about our people and about providing an environment that encourages a positive work-life balance through our 35-hour working week, and our 33 days annual leave per annum (exclusive of public bank holidays), you can also purchase, sell, and put leave in the ‘bank’ to enable extended holidays.

**We invest in our People** - We’re advocates for personal and professional development and invest in our people to fulfil their career aspirations to be the best they can be. We offer a generous training package which is complimented by a blended approach of structured and unstructured learning. Our successful mentoring and coaching scheme to our LinkedIn Learning licenses give staff the opportunity to learn at times and in ways that suit them.

**We have Excellent Benefits** - Alongside our generous salary package, we offer all employees opportunity to enter the Civil Service Pension Scheme which is considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates. Our staff benefits also include a cycle to work scheme, shopping discounts and the option to obtain a vehicle through our beneficial lease scheme among many more.

**We’re Proud to be Accredited** - We are a proud Working Families and Change 100 employer and have achieved Living Wage accreditation.

**Find out more**

You can find out more about the responsibilities, skills and experience required for the role in the job description. For an informal discussion about this excitin



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